The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-09
Ills Address on the Occasion Of the Logan OBJ
sequies and How It Was Received-An Ex-
perience with Him at Mount McGregor.
TIE Firm Friendship That Existed Be-
tween Senator's Logan and Allison.
Why the Nomination of Pubic Printer Bene-
dictls Certain To Be Rejected
People Who Get the Best of Everything.
PARSON NEWMAN.

Bombsstic and Egotistfc Preacher Who Is
Always on the Alert for Notoriety.
Special to the Indianapolis Journaz.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S-Whatever may have
been the effect upon the readers Of DR. New
mans sermon on General Logan, delivered in
the Senate chamber last Saturday, it is interest
ing to note how little he moved his auditors
The words were uttered in a monotonous, almost
heartless manner, ard were listened to in most
perfunctory way by all save the immediate rel
atives of the deceased. The Doctor is one Of
those unmeek and unlowly disciples who appar-
emily wants notoriety at any price. He is moth
ing If not blatant and egot;stic poseur. The
moment any man of consequence in the country
dies the Doctor gathereth himself up. and leaves
no stone un,urned until he and his ''big talk"
are included in the funeral ceremonies. 1.-THE
bad construction and sublimated exaggeration
of DR.. Newmans sentences" said a prominent
man to me after the Logan funeral, 'sare only
equa!ed by their authors magnificent assur-
ance."
w. +. OBrien, who is attached to the Wash
ington bureau Of the United Press, told me, to-
day, of an experience he had with the Doctor on
the top of lonely Mount McGregor, prior to the
funeral Of General Grant quote O'Brien YER
batim:
II was sent to the Mount just after the death
OF General Grant, as representative of the
United Press with special instructions from the
general manager to procure a copy of DR.. New
mans commemorative sermon in advance, SO
that it might be sent to the various papers of
the association, under pledge not to be pub
lshed until released at the hour Of Its delivery.
n ma ms Of frrsth a
strong letter Of introduction to the Doctor from
personal friend of his. A week before the day
set for the funeral presented my letter and
was received with impressive urbanity. He said
he would be delighted to furnish me with an ad
vance copy, and assured me positively that he
would give me printed slips of the sermon with
in three days. On the third day reminded the
Doctor of his promise, and he said
that on the morrow it would be
forthcoming. was informed that
night, conidentially, that the representative OF
the Associated Press was doing his best to pre-
vent our concern from getting an advance slip
and the other newspaper men present we're lay
| ing big odds that the rival press association
would be beaten" The Doctor kept out Of
sight the next day, and there was no sign of the
l
of my concern began to telegraph me about the
sermon, stating that all our papers had been no
| titled that copies would reach them in advance
and on no account to fail in procuring the copy
as agreed. At o'clock that night I succeeded
| in finding the ponderous form of the preacher
and in response TO my anxious query he said he
was very sorry, but that when he told me that
he would give me copy of the sermon he had
forgotten his pledge to the Associated Press
| that they were to have it exclusive shat be
! had that day been reminded of 1t, .. ae he was
sorry If he had in any way misled me- told hin
l was sorry, too, but not half as sorry as hs
would be if he didn't keep his prom
| Use. He wanted to know what I meant
and I told him that several hundred
papers had received our assurance tina
they were to have copies of his sermon; tina
| this assurance had been given because of hi
| promise to me: that l happened to know tina
the Associated Press man had been upstairs
with MIN all day making copy of the sermon
| from his rough draft, and that this copy hat
been sent to New York to deliver that evening
| and that unless he signed dispatch directin,
the manager of the Associated Press in New
| York to deliver to the manager of the United
Press copy of this copy, would send q dis
patch TO every paper On our list to the effect tina
as DIR. Newman violates his promise to tn
United Press we would be unable to furnish tn
sermon. He wanted to know if thought tina
fair In reply walked to the telegraph desk
just across the lobby of the hotel where wer
talking. and began to write my message II
just three seconds the Doctor was at my sid
and was writing the dispatch to the Associate,
Press 1t worked like charm. The main OF
fee duly got the copy. we kept faith with on
papers. but it required mild kind Of black mai
to make the Doctor remember his promise
About II o'clock that evening met the Associ
ated Press man, whose arm hung Imply at hi
side. I asked him where he had been all day
He replied with an affected yawn that he ha
been fishing. In inkP / suggested. He blushe
and the boys Uttered"